UNLOCKING ASSETS London Charity Property Matters Survey 2018 Antonia Swinson UNLOCKING ASSETS www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities London Charity Property Matters Survey 2018

WHO WE ARE The Ethical Property Foundation is the UK’s property advice charity for the voluntary sector, providing property advice, education and information free at the point of access, as well as expert affordable consultancy.  www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

Time for a Affordable Workplaces Policy for London? LONDON CHARITY PROPERTY MATTERS SURVEY 2018 Time for a Affordable Workplaces Policy for London? 27% anticipate they will have issues about the security of tenure, whether renting from a local authority or commercial landlords. www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

Key issues around funding LONDON CHARITY PROPERTY MATTERS SURVEY 2018 Key issues around funding Difficulty in sourcing funding for property costs is a key concern for London charities In the past 29% of respondents have experienced these issues and a further 31% are anticipating issues around funding - www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

LONDON CHARITY PROPERTY MATTERS SURVEY 2018 www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

Issues around risks and costs LONDON CHARITY PROPERTY MATTERS SURVEY 2018 Issues around risks and costs More than 28% of charities say property objectives is a barrier to delivering charitable objectives www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

LONDON CHARITY PROPERTY MATTERS SURVEY 2018 Property Knowledge and Management Skills 51% say no-one with the requisite knowledge is specifically responsible for property within their organisation. 53% of London charities surveyed do not report regularly on property to trustees, compared to 44% across the whole of England and Wales, highlighting the additional pressures the sector faces in the capital. www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

Charity projects are delivered in or from buildings How can funders ensure that this is sustainable? Capital & project funding recognising property costs Ask where projects will be delivered from Ask how project premises will be managed Ask what property skills are available Support property education and training www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

CASE STUDIES Petit Miracles – W12 www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

CASE STUDIES The Royal Foundation of St Katherine – Limehouse www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

Further work in London Youth Access Clapham United St Saviours Charity Bermondsey Little Hands Design CIC Finchley Kentish Town City Farm Camden Contact a Family Islington The Sound Lounge Trust Tooting Jigsaw4U Mitcham Harts Lane Lewisham Step Forward Tower Hamlets Attitude is Everything Camden. Youth Access – Organisation based in Clapham for which EPF helped create a Property Strategy United St Saviours Charity – We are aiding this Bermondsey based organisation with our new diagnostic tool (a Property Health Check) involving a visit to the premises and a jargon free report. Little Hands Design CIC - Working with this Finchley based charity to develop a property strategy. Kentish Town City Farm – Camden Charity that contacted EPF regarding pro-bono legal support. Contact a Family – Organisation based in Islington for which EPF helped create a property strategy. The Sound Lounge Trust – EPF assisted the charity with finding premises in Tooting. Jigsaw4U – Mitcham Charity that contacted EPF regarding pro-bono legal support. Harts Lane – EPF advised on Health and Safety for the charity in Lewisham. Step Forward – Tower Hamlets Charity that contacted EPF for advice over ending a lease. Attitude is Everything – EPF assisted with a rent review for this organisation in Camden. www.ethicalproperty.org.uk Follow us @epf4charities

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